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Ms. White from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Unlearning and Learning Through Literacy

Help me give my students the chance to read about this country's history, their ethnic roots, and people who are changing their world.

  • $454 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are about 11-13-year-olds who are mostly Dominican from Washington Heights in New York City. They do not know much about their ethnic history nor do they know much about U.S history. They are learning about activism and the injustices that people of color have faced since before the country was established. They are curious kids whose parents don't have all the answers nor access to give them answers. Many of my students want to learn more about the government and understand how people are elected. Curiosity should be funded and celebrated in a meaningful and impactful way!!

My Project

My students enjoy reading books, but, unfortunately, there are no historical fiction and non-fiction books available to them. Many of my students are curious about United States history and their own history but have no access to learn about their own history. Donating these books will help us cover all our history units from Native Peoples to the Civil War. My students are not used to reading non-fiction and desperately need to build these skills. I am hoping that every student can find a book with a historical time period that interests them and the do a final project showcase at the end of the year. Please help us meet this goal.

Ms. White KIPP Washington Heights Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
South Shore 5-Shelf Storage Bookcase, Royal Cherry • Amazon Business $83.96 1 $83.96
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning American History for Young People) • Amazon Business $12.87 2 $25.74
Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution • Amazon Business $5.98 4 $23.92
Votes of Confidence: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections • Amazon Business $6.58 3 $19.74
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates (Young Readers Adaptation) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Roots of Resistance (Dandelion Trilogy Book 2) (Volume 2) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Dandelion Insurrection: - love and revolution - • Amazon Business $17.98 1 $17.98
What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal • Amazon Business $17.47 1 $17.47
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees • Amazon Business $14.20 1 $14.20
Stay Woke • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice (Scholastic Focus) • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
A Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning American History for Young People) • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94
George Washington's Secret Six (Young Readers Adaptation): The Spies Who Saved America • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
Written Out of History: The Forgotten Founders Who Fought Big Government • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
An African American and Latinx History of the United States (ReVisioning American History) • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Civil Rights Then and Now: A Timeline of the Fight for Equality in America • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans • Amazon Business $8.71 1 $8.71
Guts & Glory: The American Revolution (Guts & Glory (4)) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59

Materials cost

$350.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.05

Total project goal

$453.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $453.68

4 Donors

-$449.09

Donations toward project cost

-$385.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.59

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